India presentation - UNICEF

India presentation

Menstrual hygiene: Manage it well

MHM virtual conference Sept. 27, 2012

Theme: Approaches to addressing MHM for girls

Presenter: Mamita Bora Thakkar

UNICEF, Delhi

States represented: Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Orissa

Outline of the presentation

? WASH in Schools in India-basic facts ? Adolescent girls in India- basic facts ? Knowledge and practices regarding MHM ? UNICEF's approach to address MHM for girls ? State initiatives ? Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,

West Bengal ? Key learnings and way forward

Status of WASH in Schools in India: Key facts

1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000

800,000

Total no. of schools - 13,62,324

87

83

85

600,000

400,000

200,000

0

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

No. of schools with drinking water facility

95

93

93

88

90

85

80

75

70

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

Perentage of schools with drinking water facility

Coverage

Percentage

1,100,000 1,000,000

900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000

0

Total no. of schools - 13,62,324 Total no. of girls & Co-ed schools - 13,42,843

80

58 52

63

67

60

51

54

43 37

100

84

80

60 60

40

20

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

No. of schools with toilets

0

2008-09

2009-10

2010-2011

No. of schools with separate girls' toilets

WASH in Schools status contd...

Percentage of schools with soap/detergent for handwashing

12 88

Issue of scale: - 1.37 million schools in India.

Approx. 6.5 million children

(3.46 % children of total enrolment) do not have access to drinking water in schools.

Approximately 28 million Yes children, accounting for

14.7% of total children enrolled do No not have access to toilet facility in

schools.

SITUATION ANALYSIS OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS*

? Demographic profile: ? 225 million Adolescents ? 47% girls

? Health & Nutrition Status ? 56% of Adolescent Girls (AGs) are anemic ? 47% undernourished with low BMI ? 30% AGs give birth to first child ? 41% maternal deaths take place in 15-24 yrs

? Education and Socio-cultural indicators ? 21% of AGs no access to education ? Drop out rate (I-X) : 57.29% ? 50% of AGs marry before age of 18 years

*Source: Presentation made by Ministry of Women and Child Development, GOI, on SABLA.

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